Varicella-zoster virus pneumonia co-infected with Pneumocystis jirovecii
Qianwen Zhang1, Lingxiao Liang2, Ailing Liu1
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine Shandong University Weihai China.
Abstract:
Pulmonary co-infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ) is uncommon. This case describes computed tomography findings of VZV pneumonia co-infected with PJ.
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